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1978 gs1000e

Gregory said:
wow, nice looking ride !!

what was the reason for moving the battery location higher?
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It is a ballistic 8 cell lithium battery. It weighs less than 2 lbs. I wanted everything removed from under the side covers to under the seat. So the battery ended up under the tail section.

Weight reduction was the plan as was a Cooley replica but plans changed substantially during the build:rolleyes:

Daryl
 
steve murdoch said:
Was the carbon fibre cover difficult to lay?
The bike looks great. Tough.
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That is real carbon fiber, not the stick on stuff. The tank was in really bad shape, one whole side about 3/4 of the lower pinch weld was cracked plus lots of pin holes. Tried brazing it but cracks kept getting worse.

So I filled in the cracks and the lower seam with fuel proof epoxy thickened with milled fibres and micro balloons. This sealed the tank and allowed the carbon fiber to drape over the tank. It was a slow process as you have to be careful to not distort the weave but it is possible because of the gentle contours of the tank. The weave was then filled with about 5 thinned coats of epoxy to flatten it. When it was cured it was wet sanded with 240/360/400/600/800 and then clear coated with 3 coats.

Theeennn the tank was sealed inside with Caswells epoxy, just to make sure!

I figure between the tank, pan under the seat for electrics, tail fin and fabing headlight ears about 50 hours total. Tank was probably 25.

But it looks really good:cool:
 
Fjbj40 said:
It is a ballistic 8 cell lithium battery. It weighs less than 2 lbs. I wanted everything removed from under the side covers to under the seat. So the battery ended up under the tail section.

Weight reduction was the plan as was a Cooley replica but plans changed substantially during the build:rolleyes:

Daryl
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You have a race machine. Since my bike is just for riding around, I have always wished it had even more space between the seat and air box for putting stuff like my wallet, gloves etc.
 
OH MY GOD, this thing is scary!!!:eek:

I took it for a 30 second drive at lunch time after fixing a rather scary lower end rattle/knock which ended up being the 3 bolts that hold the starter clutch together. I replaced them with new and nuclear grade Locktite.

I gently rolled open the throttle and by 3 grand the front end was airborne!! WTF have I got myself here I am thinking? My other 2 1000's were weak compared to this thing.:cool:

I was shaking :-& for 15 minutes after a 30 second ride! It has been 13 years since I laast owned a bike, have driven a few others in that time. It is gonna take a few hundred KM's to get comfortable!!:-k

Shaking Daryl
 
ha,ha,ha,ha...she goes as good as she looks. Lets see some good pictures of the finished project!! congrats.
 
Fjbj40 said:
OH MY GOD, this thing is scary!!!:eek:

I took it for a 30 second drive at lunch time after fixing a rather scary lower end rattle/knock which ended up being the 3 bolts that hold the starter clutch together. I replaced them with new and nuclear grade Locktite.

I gently rolled open the throttle and by 3 grand the front end was airborne!! WTF have I got myself here I am thinking? My other 2 1000's were weak compared to this thing.:cool:

I was shaking :-& for 15 minutes after a 30 second ride! It has been 13 years since I laast owned a bike, have driven a few others in that time. It is gonna take a few hundred KM's to get comfortable!!:-k

Shaking Daryl
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Sounds cool. I would be happy to trade you even up if you want to ride a bit doggier version. :D
 
Excellent work, far exceeded what I could possibly do. Great to see her up on the road. Enjoy.
 
Yeah let's see some more pics! Stoked for you on the first ride in a while man. I have to live vicariously through you for the time being because mine is still not done and I have not riden since I started the project two+ years ago. How did you space and align your rear wheel? I'm cutting spacers for mine today and think I have it pretty close..
 
So I had here out for a 200 km jaunt today.

All I can say is this bike far out does any expectations i had. It is a pure pleasure to drive except for a few things, one being the buzziness at about 4-4500 rpm. The other being the slightly hash bangs on rough spots. I got rid of the Marzocchi shocks and put some progressives on there. It handles way better but just harsher. I also need to address the nose diving under hard braking, apparently it is a Bandit trait that Progressive springs easily eliminates.

But this thing corners amazingly well, I have never driven on radial tires and all I can say is "oh my god" this thing rocks. I was with my cousin and he was on his R1 and he was impressed how well I kept up with him. I am not saying it can stay with it, but on the street it can play with it! I can change my path in a turn and it does not upset the frame one little bit. The wobbles I experienced with my first 2 1000's do not exist in any form on this bike. The torque that occurs from most throttle positions is simply a pleasure to play with. The brakes stop her pretty fast but the rear brakes seem very ineffective? I can't lock the rear wheel at all, a good thing maybe?

She likes to turn in really fast compared to the original 1000's, but is controllable.

One thing though, she really likes the fuel!

This picture was taken in Feb, not today!

Cheers,
Daryl
 
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So there is the reward for all your hard work.
Obviously there are spring options for the rear Progressives.
Do you know which rate you have?
 
Usually there is a sticker on the springs that tells you, 95/130 or 105/150 sort of thing.
 
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